Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, Carpet museum in Baku, Azerbaijan
The museum building resembles a rolled carpet with its exterior design featuring curved walls and angled surfaces clad in glass and metal panels.
The Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, established in 1967, holds the distinction of being the first specialized carpet museum in the world to showcase traditional weaving techniques.
The museum displays over 6,000 carpet specimens, including traditional patterns from different regions of Azerbaijan, along with metalwork, ceramics, and jewelry collections.
The museum offers guided tours in multiple languages, educational workshops for children and adults, and maintains facilities adapted for visitors with visual impairments.
The building incorporates specialized climate control systems to preserve ancient carpets, maintaining precise temperature and humidity levels throughout its three floors.
Location: Sabayil
Address: 28 Mikayıl Hüseynov Prospekti, Bakı 1000 1095 1095
Opening Hours: Martes-Viernes 10:00-18:00; Sábado-Domingo 10:00-20:00
Phone: +994124972016
Website: http://azcarpetmuseum.az
GPS coordinates: 40.35980,49.83555
Latest update: March 6, 2025 18:05
Azerbaijan combines contemporary architecture with ancient heritage. Baku showcases modern skyscrapers alongside medieval monuments in its fortified city. The landscapes include the Caucasus Mountains with traditional villages and ski resorts. The territory contains mud volcanoes in Gobustan, natural gas flames, and the Caspian Sea coast. Historical buildings, museums, and religious structures reflect the country's history through different periods.
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